Avalon Air Show 2025

[NickCorr]

Will be in Melb city this weekend for a wedding and thinking of visiting the airshow Friday. What will be the quickest, easiest and cheapest way to get here and back?

get the train, only way to bypass any traffic problems.

 

[mjt57]

Went today for the first trade day. Great flying and no additional fee to sit in the stands.

The traffic getting there was horrendous.

My son-in-law was attending the trade expo (he has an engineering business with defence contracts) and was going to get a ticket for me. Sadly it didn't pan out. I wanted it to avoid the crowds and the traffic mostly. Sounds like it wouldn't have mattered.

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get the train, only way to bypass any traffic problems.

Is there a station at Avalon?

 

[zainman]

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Went today for the first trade day. Great flying and no additional fee to sit in the stands.

The traffic getting there was horrendous. I got to the freeway turn off for Avalon Airport at about 0830am. It took two (2) hours to get to the carpark!

Cannot imagine how bad it will be an the public days. It was fun seeing people driving along the service road beside the freeway and then discussing their route with the police.

Was planning to go on Friday but if it's going to be crazy traffic, I'm not so sure.

 

[NickCorr]

My son-in-law was attending the trade expo (he has an engineering business with defence contracts) and was going to get a ticket for me. Sadly it didn't pan out. I wanted it to avoid the crowds and the traffic mostly. Sounds like it wouldn't have mattered.

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Is there a station at Avalon?

Shuttle buses from Lara Station.

 

[I love to travel]

Not a lot of detail yet

https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/news/an-aircraft-has-crashed-during-an-aerobatic-performance-at-the-avalon-airshow/news-story/398af002a2977ef3ff63ba4a31666fe8

 

[Saab34]

Jetstar inbound from Sydney at this moment is diverting to Melbourne, even though many hours after the accident, they also had a A320 at the holding point while that aerobatic display was underway, they went back to the bay and flight delayed 4hrs. The Brisbane flight got out just before the display started.

 

[RooFlyer]

Jetstar inbound from Sydney at this moment is diverting to Melbourne, even though many hours after the accident, they also had a A320 at the holding point while that aerobatic display was underway, they went back to the bay and flight delayed 4hrs.

It might have been the flight held on the ground that had 'live reporting' from two on-board pax on ABC radio in Hobart yesterday. Conditions on board sounded pretty bad. But small in comparison to:

Sounds like pilot of crashed plane survived, in hospital but critical

 

[jb747]

I wonder what the planned "floor" for the display was. I've seen some frighteningly low outcomes at Temora. Going super low increases the risk exponentially, without improving the spectacle.

Reminds me of this: This F/A-18 Pilot Survived 75G Impact in Horror Hornet Crash - The Aviation Geek Club

 

[PERLHR]

Went to show today (Sat). Quite blowy. Flying display started after 1.30pm! It was ok. Rapture display cancelled due to tech fault. Thought the commentary over the PA was poor...trying to fill in gaps. Maybe it's an Aussie thing but there was more Qs for food and drink rather than watching the display! Rail to bus and return seems to work well.

 

[Saab34]

A lot of negative comments with the new commentator this year. You can’t tell me they don’t have any decent locals in the industry here somewhere that could nail it.